People with a strong genetic predisposition to autism are more likely to report self-harm and suicidal thoughts even if they have not been formally diagnosed, research suggests. Scientists from the
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Peers are hoping new laws to compensate victims of abuse in Northern Ireland can be rushed through Parliament before a possible election. Northern Ireland minister Lord Duncan of Springbank (pictured)
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NHS Digital has published new figures on the number of detentions carried out under the Mental Health Act in 2018-19. This publication provides the official statistics about people with a
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A decision by a family court judge asked to consider the future of a little girl has been overturned after a lawyer complained about her “intemperate” behaviour at a private
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Social media company Instagram has said it will remove images, drawings and cartoons showing methods of self-harm or suicide from its platform. The move follows the death of British 14-year-old
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Almost one in five parents have had to leave their jobs because of the cost of childcare, a new study suggests. A similar number want to work but cannot afford
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Care home workers believe wearing pyjamas during night-shifts could help people with dementia know it is bedtime, according to a poll. Around one in 10 already don nightwear in the
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Almost half of people think Boris Johnson is failing to tell the truth when it comes to protecting the NHS in a trade deal with the US, according to a
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A judge has questioned a council plan for the care of a baby whose mother has learning disabilities and was at the centre of a court abortion battle. Mr Justice
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Health visitors have voted to stage fresh strikes in a long-running dispute over pay. Members of the Unite union in Lincolnshire backed industrial action by 2-1, threatening an escalation of
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